stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
charcoal; charred remains
to iron; to do the ironing
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
caller; visitor; company; guest
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
clear; precise; definite; distinct
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)